Festival Nation Ep. 14: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

On today's episode host Marla Davies talks with Music Programmer Chris Portman about the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. This free festival has been held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for the past 19 years on the first weekend of October. This year some 750,000 festivalgoers will enjoy 3 days of eclectic American roots music on 6 stages with some 80 musical acts. More on the Festival http://www.hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/2019/

You'll also hear more about one of the performers, Shooter Jennings. He's country music royalty and meshes outlaw country and southern rock. And you'll hear some live music from his 7th album 'Shooter'.

Songs:

'Bluegrass Instrumental' - Live Dixie Chicks

'Living in a Minor Key' - Shooter Jennings with Lukas Nelson at Beyond the Pines Music Festival 9/10/19

'D.R.U.N.K.' - Shooter Jennings recorded at Paste Studios, NY 7/11/18

This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

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